SPRINGFIELD - A pretrial conference for a woman charged with allegedly beating Agawam Mayor Susan R. Dawson in a crowded restaurant has been rescheduled for Sept. 17 in Springfield District Court.

Celeste E. Benoit, 61, of Longmeadow, was charged with assault after ambushing Dawson outside the women's restroom at Max's Tavern on April 8, according to witnesses.

Benoit has argued Dawson stole her husband, Mark E. Benoit, after 26 years of marriage. Dawson has conceded that she is dating Mark Benoit but that relationship began only after the Benoits' marriage fell apart.